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TIL about Sebastian Münster's 1540 map of the Americas, the first one to show that North and South America were connected by an isthmus and the first to call it 'The New World.' in c/til@lemmy.world
[-] NiHaDuncan@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

North/south would be latitude, so they could easily and accurately position them correctly with respect to that aspect.

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